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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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